1 Nowitzki - the ring is the thing, injured plagued roster and delivered on the biggest of stages time and time again
2 Rose - MVP season and had his Bulls right in contention
3 James / Wade / Bosh - Huge expectations and managed to gel and adjust to their new roles to make it to the NBA Finals with no real help off the bench
4 Durant / Westbrook - Finally starting to turn 'talented youth' into a title contender. Upgraded roster so no more excuses
5 Howard - A one man team. Keeps on truckin' as management tinkers with the roster for no real discernable improvement
6 Stoudemire - Turned his game up a notch and made the Knicks respectable, carried them on his back
7 Love - Finally put it all together in what should have been an all-star season. Can he keep it up?
8 Bryant - Not a big fan and still had lots of quality help (Odom, Gasol, Artest) but always delivers and keeps the Lakers in title contention.
9 Randolph - FInally got his five minutes of fame when they advanced in the playoffs. Seems to have figured out how to play winning team basketball.
10 Griffin - Top prospect but tough to live up to the hype. Team of youngsters aren't winners just yet but future looks promising. Revitalising interest in LA's 'other team'
